THE ELECTION OF 1988 *Vice President George Bush was a Republican who loyally supported the president for 8 years. *The democrats found more than a half dozen candidates who were eager to challenge Bush
*The people that led the group were Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis and the Reverend Jesse Jackson.
*Jackson fared better in 1988 than in 1984.
*he also won the support of African Americans and some from liberal democrats.
*The democrats chose Dukakis
*The democrats chose Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas to be his running mate.
*On the day of the election the voters responded to the republican pledge to the peace and prosperity of the Reagan era.
*Bush recieved 53% of the popular vote
*Dukakis had 46% of the popular vote
*Bush had 426 electoral votes and Dukakis had 111
The Knew President
*Bush brought a wide range of expirence to the white house
*he won a metal in for bravery in WWII *after the was he left his home state in connecticut to start a successful oil business in Texas.
*Bush's attitude to the Reagan era were
-"a new breeze is blowing"
*the critics said that the reagan era had paces too much emphasis on material wealth
-bush promised a "kinder gentler nation"
THE ELECTION OF 1988
*Vice President George Bush was a Republican who loyally supported the president for 8 years.
*The democrats found more than a half dozen candidates who were eager to challenge Bush
*The people that led the group were Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis and the Reverend Jesse Jackson.
*Jackson fared better in 1988 than in 1984.
*he also won the support of African Americans and some from liberal democrats.
*The democrats chose Dukakis
*The democrats chose Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas to be his running mate.
*On the day of the election the voters responded to the republican pledge to the peace and prosperity of the Reagan era.
*Bush recieved 53% of the popular vote
*Dukakis had 46% of the popular vote
*Bush had 426 electoral votes and Dukakis had 111
The Knew President
*Bush brought a wide range of expirence to the white house
*he won a metal in for bravery in WWII
*after the was he left his home state in connecticut to start a successful oil business in Texas.
*Bush's attitude to the Reagan era were
-"a new breeze is blowing"
*the critics said that the reagan era had paces too much emphasis on material wealth
-bush promised a "kinder gentler nation"